I want to put two 12'' cold cathodes
(http://shop2.outpost.com/product/386...H:MAIN_RSLT_PG) under the dash of my car, so to get power i bought this from auto zone....



How should i go about wiring it? to those who have done this themselves, do the cathodes come with a power wire and a grounding wire? if so, i assume you just connect the two red together and it should work?

 

umm, cant you just connect them to the 12v power supply going to something like the cigarette lighter and throw a switch in there? Thats what i did for underdash neons on my eclipse.

 

yes, i could, but i want to be able to keep that open and i do not want the wire coming out of the cigarette lighter.

 

what he means tap into the wiring harness from the back side and you still have your cigarette ligher outlet plug...

 

Yes, the Add-a-Tap will work if it fits OK. I'd suggest the 10 amp fuse and find a blank that is wired. there's a couple, I believe. Wire the positive from your lights to the red and ground the negative. Check this thread here for mucho information about light installs:

https://www.scionlife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=29238

Hey, If I sent you $$, could you buy me one of those? I've been unable to find them in the mini fuse size and nobody seems to know what i'm talking about at my local stores...

 

sure i can get you one...do you have paypal? email me.

 

OK, i know the fuse fits now, and i have one last question .... i dont know whether to put it in the empty fuse between the stop and the gauge fuses, or just piggyback one of those. any ideas on which is better?

 

I got myself one if those too, but I don't know how to wire the cold cathodes.

The cold cathodes just have two wires that run thru them and I can't tell which is the red + wire and which is the ground. Or...blah...

Right now, I'm just wiring the lights thru the back of my cigarett lighter. I bought the Add-A-Circuit thing so I could tap into a power source that was always on. That way, the cold cathodes could be on w/o my keys in the car and in the ON position.

Help?

 

I found one, they finally re-stocked. Thanks for the offer though.

 

you can send me money if tou want

 

i haven't seen those at autozone arounds here yet, but i saw some at pep boys... mighty pricey though... around 10$